Jason Collins vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Jason Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jason Collins played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Cooper, who played 12. Jason Collins had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Michael Cooper had his rookie season in 1978-79. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Jason Collins	13	9	2001-02 to 2013-14
Michael Cooper	12	11	1978-79 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2001-02	1978-79
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	77	18.3	4.5	1.7	2.2	3.9	1.1	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.2	1.5	3.6	.421	0.0	0.0	.500	1.5	2.1	.701
Michael Cooper	3	2.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	17	13.5	2.9	1.4	1.0	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.7	2.8	0.7	1.9	.364	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.2	.658
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2002-03	1979-80
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	81	23.5	5.7	1.7	2.9	4.5	1.1	0.6	0.5	1.0	3.1	1.7	4.2	.414	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	2.9	.763
Michael Cooper	82	24.1	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.7	2.6	3.7	7.0	.524	0.1	0.2	.250	1.4	1.7	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	20	26.5	5.9	2.6	3.7	6.3	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.9	3.7	1.7	4.6	.363	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.1	.836
Michael Cooper	16	29.0	9.1	1.8	1.9	3.7	3.6	1.5	0.7	1.8	3.4	3.6	8.8	.407	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.861


Season 3
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2003-04	1980-81
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	78	28.5	5.9	1.8	3.3	5.1	2.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	3.2	2.1	4.9	.424	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.4	.739
Michael Cooper	81	32.4	9.4	1.5	2.7	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	2.0	3.1	4.0	8.1	.491	0.0	0.2	.211	1.4	1.8	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	11	24.0	3.6	1.6	2.4	4.0	1.5	0.3	0.9	1.4	4.5	1.3	3.5	.368	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.5	.750
Michael Cooper	3	34.0	10.7	0.7	2.7	3.3	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	3.7	6.7	.550	0.0	1.0	.000	3.3	4.7	.714


Season 4
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2004-05	1981-82
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	80	31.8	6.4	1.9	4.2	6.1	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.1	4.0	2.3	5.6	.412	0.0	0.1	.333	1.7	2.6	.656
Michael Cooper	76	28.9	11.9	1.1	2.4	3.5	3.0	1.6	0.8	2.0	2.8	5.0	9.8	.517	0.0	0.2	.118	1.8	2.3	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	4	32.0	2.8	2.3	4.3	6.5	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.3	4.8	1.0	4.3	.235	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.0	.375
Michael Cooper	14	27.4	11.9	1.4	3.0	4.4	4.4	1.7	0.8	2.1	3.4	5.0	8.9	.565	0.1	0.1	.500	1.8	2.4	.735


Season 5
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2005-06	1982-83
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	71	26.7	3.6	1.3	3.5	4.8	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	3.5	1.5	3.7	.397	0.0	0.2	.250	0.6	1.2	.512
Michael Cooper	82	26.2	7.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	3.8	1.4	0.6	1.6	2.5	3.2	6.1	.535	0.1	0.3	.238	1.2	1.6	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	11	27.5	2.8	1.8	3.2	5.0	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.8	5.0	0.8	2.3	.360	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.0	.591
Michael Cooper	15	30.2	9.4	0.8	3.1	3.9	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.3	3.6	3.5	7.6	.465	0.1	0.5	.143	2.3	2.7	.829


Season 6
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2006-07	1983-84
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	80	23.1	2.1	1.1	2.8	4.0	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.9	3.4	0.7	1.9	.364	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.6	.465
Michael Cooper	82	29.1	9.0	0.6	2.5	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	1.8	3.3	3.3	6.7	.497	0.5	1.5	.314	1.9	2.3	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	12	27.4	2.3	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.2	0.6	0.3	1.3	3.8	1.0	1.8	.571	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.9	.364
Michael Cooper	21	34.4	11.3	1.0	3.0	3.9	5.7	1.1	1.0	1.4	3.8	4.2	9.1	.461	0.6	1.7	.333	2.4	3.0	.806


Season 7
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2007-08	1984-85
Team	New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	74	15.8	1.9	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	2.6	0.7	1.5	.469	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	1.0	.459
Michael Cooper	82	26.7	8.6	0.7	2.4	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.6	1.9	2.5	3.4	7.2	.465	0.4	1.5	.285	1.4	1.6	.865

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	19	26.4	10.4	0.6	3.4	4.0	4.9	1.1	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.7	6.6	.563	0.4	1.4	.308	2.5	2.7	.923


Season 8
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2008-09	1985-86
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	31	13.6	1.8	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	2.4	0.7	2.3	.314	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.9	.464
Michael Cooper	82	27.7	9.2	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.7	1.1	0.5	1.8	2.9	3.3	7.4	.452	0.8	2.0	.387	1.8	2.1	.865

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	14	30.1	9.7	1.1	2.1	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.7	3.9	8.2	.470	1.4	2.9	.463	0.6	0.8	.818


Season 9
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2009-10	1986-87
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	24	4.8	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.9	0.3	1.0	.348	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.1	.000
Michael Cooper	82	27.5	10.5	0.7	2.4	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.4	3.9	9.0	.438	1.1	2.8	.385	1.5	1.8	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	3	3.3	2.0	1.0	0.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.3	1.0	1.7	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Michael Cooper	18	29.0	13.0	0.4	2.8	3.3	5.0	1.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	4.3	8.8	.484	1.9	3.9	.486	2.6	3.0	.852


Season 10
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2010-11	1987-88
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	49	12.1	2.0	0.6	1.5	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.0	0.7	1.4	.479	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.6	0.8	.659
Michael Cooper	61	29.4	8.7	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.7	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.2	3.1	7.9	.392	0.9	2.9	.320	1.6	1.9	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	12	13.2	1.8	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.4	2.6	0.8	1.2	.643	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.375
Michael Cooper	24	24.5	6.4	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.4	2.3	5.5	.412	1.0	2.6	.403	0.8	1.1	.741


Season 11
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2011-12	1988-89
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	30	10.3	1.3	0.4	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.1	0.5	1.3	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.467
Michael Cooper	80	24.3	7.3	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.9	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.3	2.7	6.2	.431	1.0	2.6	.381	1.0	1.2	.871

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	5	17.0	2.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	3.2	1.2	2.2	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Michael Cooper	15	27.6	7.7	0.6	2.1	2.7	4.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.5	5.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.382	1.3	1.6	.833


Season 12
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2012-13	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	38	10.1	1.1	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.2	0.2	0.8	.310	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.719
Michael Cooper	80	23.1	6.4	0.7	2.1	2.8	2.7	0.8	0.5	1.1	2.6	2.4	6.2	.387	0.6	2.0	.318	1.0	1.2	.883

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	9	19.2	2.6	1.2	1.4	2.7	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.3	1.1	3.9	.286	0.3	1.3	.250	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Jason Collins	Michael Cooper
Season	2013-14	-
Team	Brooklyn Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	22	7.8	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.4	0.5	1.1	.458	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.2	.750
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jason Collins vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Jason Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13